Damage Control
It remains to be seen just how involved the Conservative Party was in Robocon, but it certainly doesn’t help that they can’t keep their story straight. It was all Michael…
March 2012
Stephen Harper’s Priorities
Guns are safe therefore he abolished the Gun Registry legislation. Computers are very dangerous therefore there is a need for Bill C30. Government must keep an eye on what people…
The Ever-Incredibly Depressing Jian Ghomeshi of CBC’s Q — redux
The Ever-Incredibly Depressing Jian Ghomeshi redux Well, I already wrote another post. This one I jotted and set aside. But anyway. Jian is interviewing Eugene Levy, and throughout the whole…
Monsters
A bit less than a month ago we learned that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews had loosened the rules governing the ability of CSIS to trade in information derived from…
The Man Behind The Curtain
It didn’t have to come to this. Riding out what is becoming known as the “Robocon Scandal” was not the only option open to Stephen Harper. He could have vowed…
On non-factors
Having raised what I see as significant issues for Thomas Mulcair’s NDP leadership campaign, I’ll take a moment to contrast those against the trumped–up story that’s become the latest shiny…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for March 2, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 2, 2012. There was no post yesterday as I was quite ill! I hope you will…
How politicians explain the stock market
The stock market — also known as the greed-fear cycle. Alltop prefers the lust-sloth cycle.
Tory Strategy: I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff
… until I get my way. Judging by this story of conservative misbehaviour in Etobicoke Centre on election day, it’s not hard to figure out someone’s favorite bedtime story. Recommend…
avaaz petition to rcmp and elections canada to broaden investigation
This petition from Avaaz calls on the RCMP and Elections Canada to expand their investigation beyond the one riding in Guelph, to third parties, including all robocall contracts, and all…
Fixed Elections, F**ked Democracy
Ensuring dictatorships, as in Russia, one step at a time. Of course, political scientists have already dilated at endless length on this subject, so far be it from me to…
Harper and the electoral fraud scandal | #cdnpoli
You know, I really want to believe this thing will grow uglier and get out of control. Massive, systematic and coordinated misinformation, all with the express purpose of disenfranchising voters?…
The Macbook, the Geek, and the birds
I took my Macbook into Best Buy the other night because it was making funny noises and the three-year warranty hadn’t run out yet. Apple calls their technicians Geniuses. Best…
Dreams and Questions (ongoing)
Why do actors in Canadian tv commercials seem to turn up and be in every second ad for a while, and then disappear? I mean, yes, there are some who…
Defending Democracy – “Bravely”
Some people like me have been keenly following the RoboCon scandal where an anonymous Pierre Poutine, using a burner cellphone, placed misleading robodialled calls misdirecting voters away from their real…
Friday miscellany…
… in like a lion edition… I have, so far, stayed away from saying a lot about the ongoing car accident going by the name of Robo-gate, phonescam, etc. Final…
Yeah Its A Meaningless Poll
…but its nice to see all the Tory mis-steps are finally starting to leave a mark. Mind you, it sucks to see that, despite Bob Rae’s exemplary performance in the…
Electricity prices round-up #nlpoli
In Quebec, Arcelor Mittal mines is looking to hang onto its industrial discount electricity rate of 4.5 cents per kilowatt hour even though the company didn’t delivered on its commitment…